2018–19 Western Football League

The 2018–19 Western Football League season (known as the 2018–19 Toolstation Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) is the 117th in the history of the Western Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.

Western Football League
Season2018–19
ChampionsWilland Rovers

The constitution was announced on 25 May 2018.[1]

Premier Division

The Premier Division consists of 20 clubs, the same as last season, after Street and Melksham Town were promoted to Southern League Division One South & West, and Longwell Green Sports and Wells City were relegated to the First Division. Four new clubs joined:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Willand Rovers (C, P) 38 30 5 3 116 31 +85 95 Promotion to Southern League Division One S&W
2 Plymouth Parkway 38 30 3 5 110 37 +73 93
3 Bitton 38 29 5 4 112 44 +68 92
4 Bridgwater Town 38 24 9 5 94 43 +51 81
5 Westbury United 38 23 5 10 76 50 +26 74
6 Clevedon Town 38 21 1 16 78 62 +16 64
7 Bradford Town 38 17 11 10 78 55 +23 62
8 Cribbs 38 17 9 12 71 61 +10 60
9 Buckland Athletic 38 17 7 14 81 66 +15 58
10 Chipping Sodbury Town 38 14 7 17 59 84 −25 49
11 Shepton Mallet 38 15 3 20 74 83 −9 48
12 Hallen 38 14 5 19 55 69 −14 47
13 Bridport 38 13 5 20 64 76 −12 44
14 Cadbury Heath 38 11 9 18 53 88 −35 42
15 Odd Down 38 12 5 21 53 76 −23 41
16 Wellington 38 12 3 23 55 80 −25 39
17 Roman Glass St George 38 8 8 22 55 85 −30 32
18 Brislington 38 9 4 25 55 84 −29 31
19 Hengrove Athletic (R) 38 5 6 27 40 102 −62 21 Relegation to the First Division
20 Shortwood United (R) 38 1 6 31 29 132 −103 9 Relegation to Hellenic League Division One West
Updated to match(es) played on 12:42, 28 April 2019 (UTC). Source: .
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

First Division

The First Division consists of 20 clubs, reduced from 22 the previous season, after Roman Glass St George and Westbury United were promoted to the Premier Division, and Almondsbury and Malmesbury Victoria were transferred to the Hellenic League Division One West. Two new clubs joined:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Keynsham Town (C, P) 38 30 3 5 94 28 +66 93 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Cheddar 38 26 6 6 92 38 +54 84
3 Corsham Town 38 20 10 8 69 43 +26 70
4 Ashton & Backwell United 38 20 5 13 62 51 +11 65
5 Longwell Green Sports 38 19 7 12 79 67 +12 64
6 Warminster Town 38 19 5 14 74 53 +21 62
7 Chard Town 38 17 9 12 79 63 +16 60 Demoted due to ground grading failure
8 Calne Town 38 16 8 14 59 45 +14 56
9 Welton Rovers 38 17 5 16 60 57 +3 56
10 Wells City 38 16 7 15 68 61 +7 55
11 Devizes Town 38 16 5 17 63 68 −5 53
12 Bishops Lydeard 38 14 6 18 73 68 +5 48
13 Sherborne Town 38 14 5 19 49 59 −10 47
14 Wincanton Town 38 10 14 14 74 74 0 44
15 Radstock Town 38 12 6 20 61 70 −9 42
16 Portishead Town 38 12 4 22 59 98 −39 40
17 Bishop Sutton 38 10 9 19 42 79 −37 39
18 Oldland Abbotonians 38 9 8 21 50 83 −33 35
19 Chippenham Park 38 9 7 22 53 79 −26 34 Club folded at the end of the season
20 Bristol Telephones[lower-alpha 1] 38 6 7 25 46 122 −76 24[lower-alpha 2]
Updated to match(es) played on 12:49, 28 April 2019 (UTC). Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Bristol Telephones were reprieved from relegation.
  2. Bristol Telephones had one point deducted.

Les Phillips Cup

Preliminary Round ties were played from 25 September until 2nd October 2018. 16 clubs from the First Division and Premier Division, entered at this stage of the competition.

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